[ad_1] <br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Saving Benito the giraffe from Ciudad Juarez"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">An attack on one of his cats forced a Dover Township pet owner to shoot a dog Monday. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">According to Northern York County Regional Police, the attack occurred around 4:45 p.m. in the 4500 block of West Canal Road. </p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:444px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/presto/2018/10/16/PPYD/34d8f5f0-ac2c-4812-b344-d43de11b0356-181016_djs_Northern_York_County_Regional_Police_02.jpg?width=660&height=444&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/presto/2018/10/16/PPYD/34d8f5f0-ac2c-4812-b344-d43de11b0356-181016_djs_Northern_York_County_Regional_Police_02.jpg?width=1320&height=888&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Northern York County Regional Police in Dover Township, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Dawn J. Sagert photo"/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Police said the man called authorities after the dog, a 2-year-old Alaskan malamute, allegedly came onto his property and began chasing his cats. As the man was waiting for police to arrive, the dog allegedly attacked one of the cats and had it in his mouth and was shaking it. At that point, police said, the man fired multiple shots at the dog, striking it several times. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>>> Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. </strong> </p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Officers and the dog’s owner were able to locate the wounded dog after it wandered off in the 4400 block of West Canal Road and transported to a veterinarian, but the dog died from its injuries. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">MORE:</strong>Weather pattern that brought snow to York County will literally be turned upside down</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">MORE:</strong>Jody Appell, wife of late Louis Appell Jr., remembered as York advocate</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">MORE:</strong>Pair faces charges in connection with robbery of man in wheelchair: police</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The cat’s owner told police that he had reported unconfined dogs numerous times, but it was the first time one attacked one of his animals. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">According to Pennsylvania law, any person may kill any dog which he sees in the act of pursuing or wounding or killing any domestic animal, wounding or killing other dogs, cats or household pets, or pursuing, wounding or attacking human beings, whether or not the dog is licensed. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">No charges will be filed in the case, police said. </p><img class="gnt_em_gl_i" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/01/21/PPYD/72303472007-4.jpg?crop=1198,674,x0,y628&width=660&height=372&format=pjpg&auto=webp" decoding="async" alt="" width="660" height="372"/></div> <br>[ad_2] <br><a href="https://pets.einnews.com/article_detail/683593704/ccT92fV6ckG-jbli?ref=rss&lcode=xZl7CNgb6ngP-bo8kCEaTw%3D%3D">Source link </a>
